When defense counsel does not appear or has not been appointed, the court may render a judgment after hearing the opinion of the public prosecutor, except when the appointment of defense counsel is necessary pursuant to this Code or when the court, on a ruling, appoints defense counsel.
弁護人が出頭しないとき、又は弁護人の選任がないときは、この法律により弁護人を要する場合又は決定で弁護人を附した場合を除いては、検察官の陳述を聴いて判決をすることができる。
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public prosecutor
検察官
The official who brings a prosecution (公訴) for a crime before a court (Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 247), and who may decide not to prosecute where, in view of the offender's character, age and circumstances, the gravity and circumstances of the offence and what happened after it, prosecution is not needed (Article 248). In criminal cases a public prosecutor asks the court to apply the law correctly and oversees the carrying out of its judgments; and, as the representative of the public interest, a public prosecutor also does the work other laws and regulations assign to a public prosecutor, which is not limited to criminal cases (Public Prosecutors Office Act, Article 4). A public prosecutor may investigate any crime (Article 6, paragraph (1)). Public prosecutors work through the public prosecutors offices (検察庁): the Supreme, High, District and Local Public Prosecutors Offices (Article 1).
Written by AI using Code of Criminal Procedure, Arts. 247, 248 and Public Prosecutors Office Act, Arts. 1, 4, 6 as a reference.